Race Analysis
Safety Cars in Strategy Simulation: What Changes Instantly
F1 strategy is often explained as tyre choice plus pace. In practice, it’s tyre choice plus timing, and nothing changes timing faster than a Safety Car. The moment race speed drops and gaps compress, the “cost” of a pit stop can fall sharply, and the value of track position can spike. That’s why the best way to think about Safety Cars in a calculator or simulator isn’t “who benefits?” but “what variables just changed, instantly?” This post breaks down those variables in a model-friendly way, so you can run scenarios in the Tyre Strategy Simulator and interpret the outputs without treating them like predictions.
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